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Eric_s
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 7:40 pm
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Location: the dirty south
joeball wrote:
Eric, mind digging up the French expression for thinking of comeback after the moment has passed. I never could find that one again.
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pete jr
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:07 pm
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joeball wrote:
mind digging up the French expression for thinking of comeback after the moment has passed. I never could find that one again.
l'esprit de l'escalier - staircase wit.
joeball
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:10 pm
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pete jr wrote:
joeball wrote:
mind digging up the French expression for thinking of comeback after the moment has passed. I never could find that one again.
l'esprit de l'escalier - staircase wit.
Thanks Pete, I'll have you pronounce it when I see you next.
pete jr
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:02 pm
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Posts: 1930
Location: balls deepx
you don't want me to do that, i'm told my french sounds like the retarded grocer's assistant from amelie.
gsbarnes
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 10:05 am
Joined: 15 Aug 2006
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Location: No Fun Town, USA
French pronunciation tip: Use your nose a lot, and don't pronounce the last letter of a word.
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mork the delayer
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 1:26 pm
Joined: 06 Apr 2006
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Location: Providence, RI
gsbarnes wrote:
French pronunciation tip: Use your nose a lot, and don't pronounce the last letter of a word.
That not pronouncing the last letter bit has screwed me though. "Aix" is not pronounced that way.
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gsbarnes
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 2:01 pm
Joined: 15 Aug 2006
Posts: 2666
Location: No Fun Town, USA
Crazy place names should always be pronounced more nasally.
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